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Re: What would you want in a new LEGO(R) CAD System?
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Fri, 28 Jan 2000 17:32:34 GMT
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In lugnet.cad.dev, Bram Lambrecht writes:
> Leonardo Zide <leonardo@centroin.com.br> writes:
> > Tore Eriksson wrote:
> > > I recall BrickCAD as used by a person that was contacted by lawyers
> > > from TLG was more or less forced him to abandon the project.
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> > That was BriCAD, without the "ck". :)
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> Wasn't the issue with BriCAD that the output was almost identical to
> official LEGO instructions? Was it just bullying, or did they (LEGO
> lawyers?) actually have a legitimate argument? DO you think they've
> calmed down a bit? (eg, they haven't said anything about LDraw...)
> --Bram
But that's true of any Lego(R) CAD Package with effort!
I think they might also have wanted to protect their investment in Creator,
It is clear(in thier eyes?) that Block CAD,L-Draw etc do not come close to
Creator in reasonable terms. The target market is different.
IANAL But I think one of the other issues that might be a problem is if the
part designs in a CAD system were used by a competitor.(Industrial,product
designs can, and should be protected. I have no argument with this.) However I
don't think LDUnits (which I was going) to use are precise enough to get
tolerancing infomation which is what a competitor would need!
Alex
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| (...) When I said identical, I mean the orientation of the model was the same, the shading was the same, the black outlines, black sided studs, etc, were all just like in official instructions. I don't think there's too much to worry about though, (...) (25 years ago, 28-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| (...) Wasn't the issue with BriCAD that the output was almost identical to official LEGO instructions? Was it just bullying, or did they (LEGO lawyers?) actually have a legitimate argument? DO you think they've calmed down a bit? (eg, they haven't (...) (25 years ago, 28-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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